Anthropic Launches Claude AI Integration for Microsoft Excel, Beta Tests Show 5x Faster Business Reviews
Summary
Anthropic integrates Claude AI directly into Microsoft Excel with a sidebar interface that reads, modifies, and creates spreadsheets, delivering 5x faster business reviews and 90% data accuracy for major financial institutions during beta testing.
Key Points
- Anthropic integrates Claude AI directly into Microsoft Excel through a sidebar interface that reads, modifies workbooks, fixes formulas, and creates new spreadsheets with tracked explanations
- About 1,000 users test Claude's Excel capabilities in a limited beta for Max, Enterprise, and Teams subscribers before wider public release
- Major financial institutions like AIG report over 5x faster business reviews and 90% data accuracy, while Norway's sovereign wealth fund saves 213,000 work hours with 20% productivity gains